Federal government declares state of emergency over lead poisoning epidemic in children
by: David Gutierrez
NaturalNews.com
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
The Obama administration has declared a federal state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, due to pervasive contamination of the city’s water supply that has harmed tens of thousands of residents – including afflicting the city’s children with irreversible lead poisoning.
The crisis began in April 2014, when the city sought to save money by pulling water from the contaminated Flint River rather than piping it in from Detroit’s municipal supply. This measure was meant to be temporary, pending the construction of a pipeline to bring water in from Lake Huron.
Residents immediately began complaining that the water was cloudy and foul-smelling. Over the following months, government officials kept insisting that the water was safe, even as the city’s children started to show signs of sickness and brain damage.
Children poisoned while government drags its feet
Lead is a potent neurotoxin that accumulates in the body. It can cause permanent brain damage, particularly in children. There is no safe level of lead exposure.
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